title: Anatomical education and surgical simulation based on the Chinese Visible Human: a three-dimensional virtual model of the larynx region.
abstract: Anatomical knowledge of the larynx region is critical for understanding laryngeal disease and performing required interventions. Virtual reality is a useful method for surgical education and simulation. Here, we assembled segmented cross-section slices of the larynx region from the Chinese Visible Human dataset. The laryngeal structures were precisely segmented manually as 2D images, then reconstructed and displayed as 3D images in the virtual reality Dextrobeam system. Using visualization and interaction with the virtual reality modeling language model, a digital laryngeal anatomy instruction was constructed using HTML and JavaScript languages. The volume larynx models can thus display an arbitrary section of the model and provide a virtual dissection function. This networked teaching system of the digital laryngeal anatomy can be read remotely, displayed locally, and manipulated interactively.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Computing Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Kaijun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Binji
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Liwen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Shaoxiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education*; D044466:Asian People; D002681:China; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007830:Larynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D053443:Visible Human Projects